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A Free Resource for Families hosting Hurricane Displaced Children with Disabilities |
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http://www.loc.gov/nls/find.html
1-888-NLS-READ |
| On behalf of the National Library Service Talking Books program, I would like to inform you about a wonderful free resource for host families who will graciously take in families with children who are blind and physically handicapped. Please go to this site to search for Talking Book services at Library nearest your location.
As students return to school all around the country, host families who take in children with disabilities may not have the resources to provide the materials for blind and physically handicapped students. Yet, one national program is working to ensure that blind and physically handicapped learners have access to much of the same reading materials as their peers. While opportunities for blind and physically handicapped individuals continue to grow, many of these students still obtain difficulty in obtaining such materials in a format they can read, especially in the wake of such a great catastrophe. Without access to adequate resources, they may be discouraged from learning and completing their education.
Talking Books, a free program offered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, helps provide eligible students with the reading materials they need to succeed. Through its national network of cooperating libraries, NLS mails books and magazines on cassette and in braille, as well as audio equipment, directly to the employees at no cost. Nearly 40,000 blind and physically handicapped students are being served by NLS through the Talking Books program. For blind and physically handicapped students, this nationwide program delivers classic literature, bestsellers and many magazines to keep them up to speed and on top of their studies.
Please let all Host families know about this no cost program to host families who take in displaced families with blind or physically handicapped children. Please help us promote this program on your web or in the material you give to host families. Also, please encourage host families to call 1-888-NLS-READ (1-888-657-7323) or go to http://www.loc.gov/nls/find.html for a directory of cooperating local libraries participating in the Talking Books program and for enrollment information.
The National Library Service Talking Books program is committed to the needs of the blind and physically handicapped and offers our assistance in any way possible.
Best Wishes,
Stephanie Holbrook, on behalf of the National Library Service, Library of Congress
Fleishman-Hillard
Holbroos@fleishman.com |
| Submitted 2005-09-07 |
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